Ecumenical Patriarch Basileios I

Ecumenical Patriarch Basileios I (921-985) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 970 to 974, succeeding Ecumenical Patriarch Polyeuktos and preceding Ecumenical Patriarch Antonios III.

Biography
Basileios was the founder of the Skamandros Monastery, and he was a monk in Syria before he became the Patriarch of Constantinople in 970. In 974 he was accused of violating holy rules and plotting against Emperor John I of Byzantium, so he was deposed and exiled.